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Inundated with Facebook Marketplace Scams

ErikJonker

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Jan 26, 2013
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Since going live with facebook marketplace for our used car inventory, we have seen more leads and more customer engagement thru facebook messenger than any other advertising lead source.

In the last few weeks, we have been getting these Phishing messages almost everyday:

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The messages and grammer vary, but it always involves a trade and link that is clearly not facebooks. (we write "scam" in the message so no one else gets fooled in the store)

Is there anything we can do about this? or do we just ignore them?
 

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A dealer discusses receiving daily phishing scams on Facebook Marketplace targeting their used car inventory listings, where scammers pose as interested buyers and attempt to direct traffic to fraudulent external links. The poster seeks advice on whether there's an effective way to combat these messages or if simply marking them as scams and ignoring them is the only practical approach. The thread addresses a common pain point for dealers leveraging Facebook Marketplace as a lead source, balancing its genuine effectiveness against the growing volume of fraudulent activity it attracts.

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